Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Academic and Research Vice-rector

Guidelines and Evaluation Rubric - Task 1 - Initial Activity

1. Course overview

School or School of Education

Academic Unit
Formation Level Professional
Formation Field Disciplinary Formation
Course Name Language Forms and Functions
Course Code 551019
Course Type Theoretical Make- Yes ☒ No ☐
up Test
Number of credits 2

2. Activity Description

Type of Number of
Individual ☒ Collaborative ☐ 2
activity: weeks
Evaluation Intermediate,
Initial ☒ ☐ Final ☐
Stage: unit:
Environment to submit the
Activity weight: 25
activity: Monitoring and Evaluation
Activity opening date: Activity deadline:
Aug 23rd, 2019 Sept 5th, 2019
Competence:
- Student reflects on the importance of linguistics in the field of
language learning and identifies and accurately explains some parts of
speech.
Topics:
A reflection on linguistics and parts of speech
Learning strategy stage – TBA
Task 1 of the Task-Based Approach (TBA) – A brief reflection on
linguistics and identifying the eight parts of speech
Activities:
Linguistic is the main field of the study of any language, so in this
course, we will have a close approach on how the English language
works in terms of its forms and functions. Therefore, for this initial
activity, please perform the following steps:
1. Introduce yourself in the forum Task 1 in the Collaborative Learning
Environment, be sure your profile is updated with an academic
suitable picture of you, browse all environments in the classroom,
and accept the Course rules and conditions in the Initial Information
Environment.
2. In the Knowledge Environment, in Unit 1 contents find the text “An
Introduction to Linguistics and Language Studies” by McCabe
(2011). After reading it, answer the following questions with your
own words:
a. How do you compare the quotation from Wallace Chafe at
the beginning of the chapter with the purpose of linguistics?
b. Why do you think some people approach the study of
linguistics with apprehensiveness? Is this your case? Explain.
c. Is linguistics about correctness in language use? Explain.
d. What are the names of the greatest contributors to linguistics
field? How would you label each of them? For example,
Ferdinand de Saussure, the father of modern linguistics.
3. In any language, we find eight (8) different parts of speech: noun,
verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and
interjection.
a. Choose three parts of speech and explain them in terms of
definition, types, and examples. You would rather choose
those parts of speech you are less familiar with. If you wish,
you can use the “Glossary of English Grammar” by Leech
(2006) included in the Unit 1 contents for your search.
b. Propose two complex sentences on your own and identify as
many parts of speech as possible in them. You can do this
using a diagram or a chart. Be sure the sentences are created
by you, and not paraphrased or copied from a source of yours.
Remember that if a copy is detected (plagiarism), you will get
zero (0) points in this initial activity.
4. Make a video using your webcam to present parts 1 and 2 of this
guide (that is, your self-introduction and answers to questions about
linguistics). If you wish, you can support your video with slides, but
 the use of a webcam to see your face is mandatory. Be careful in
regards to the correct use of grammar and pronunciation. Your video
shouldn’t be longer than 4 minutes. Paste the link of your video in
the forum and in the final document. The link must be public, so
anyone with the link must be able to see the video.
5. At the end of the document, you must include the references to your
sources with APA style. Remember that references are not just a list
of links.
Knowledge Environment: Check out this reference:
An Introduction to Linguistics and Language Studies
by McCabe (2011) to answer questions in Activity 3.

Collaborative Learning: Share your answers to

Activities 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the Collaborative Learning
Environment in the forum Task 1: Initial Activity
and comment your peers’ outcome in a meaningful
way.
Classroom
Environments
Monitoring and Evaluation: Post individually a PDF
file to the Monitoring and Evaluation Environment
with:
• Cover page
• Your self-introduction
• Answers to questions 2 (a. – d.) and 3 (a. – b.)
• Link to your video according to number 4.
• References in APA style.

Individual outcome:

Activities 1 to 5.
Products to
be submitted
Collaborative outcome:
by students
Interaction in the forum Task 1: Initial Activity
through comments to peers’ contributions.
 General guidelines of the collaborative learning environment
to develop the activity

This initial activity, mainly individual, available for the

two first weeks of the term, is the introduction to
Plan to understand some of the concepts will be worked in
develop the the course afterward. The collaborative stage has to
activity do with interaction in the forum through comments to
peers’ contributions.

Roles to be
performed This activity does not require to perform any roles as
within the it is mainly individual and no group outcome is
collaborative required.
group
Roles and
functions for This activity, in particular, does not require role
the distribution among students as the outcome to be
submission of posted in the Monitoring and Evaluation Environment
outcomes by is individual.
students
Any source of information must be referenced
according to APA style. Find guidelines here:
In Spanish - http://normasapa.com/
References
In English - http://www.bibme.org/citation-
guide/apa/

Students must be aware of the risks and penalties in

case of plagiarism.

Under the Academic Code of Conduct, the actions that

infringe the academic order, among others, are the
Plagiarism following: paragraph e) "Plagiarism is to present as
Policy your own work all or part of a written report, task or
document of invention carried out by another person.
It also implies the use of citations or lack of
references, or it includes citations where there is no
match between these and the reference" and
paragraph f) " To reproduce, or copy for profit,
 educational resources or results of research products,
which have rights reserved for the University ".
(Acuerdo 029 - 13 De Diciembre de 2013, Artículo 99)

The academic penalties that the student will face are:

a) In case of academic fraud demonstrated in the

academic work or evaluation, the score obtained will
be zero (0.0) without any disciplinary measures being
derived.
b) In case of proven plagiarism in academic work of
any nature, the score obtained will be zero (0.0),
without any disciplinary measures being derived.

To learn how to properly cite all your tasks, see the

following:
BibMe. (n.d.). APA Citation Guide. Retrieved from
http://www.bibme.org/citation-guide/apa/

4. Evaluation rubric format

Evaluation Rubric Format

Individual Collaborative
Type of activity: ☒ ☐
Activity Activity
Intermediate
Evaluation stage Initial ☒ ☐ Final ☐
, unit
Performance levels of individual activity
Assessed
High Average Poor Score
Items
performance performance performance
The student
The student
provides
misses to answer
meaningful Reflections
at least one of the
Reflection reflections about
required questions
about about linguistics linguistics are 6
about linguistics,
linguistics based on the not included in
or the answers are
questions in the the document.
too general and
guidelines in
do not show a
accordance with
 the pointed deep reflection
chapter from about the topic.
course
contents.
(Up to 6
(Up to 3 points) (0 points)
points)
The student
The student talks
accurately
about parts of
explains three
speech, but not
parts of speech
the required
in terms of
number, or one of
definition,
the following The question
types, and
aspects is missed: about the parts
Parts of examples and
definition, types of speech is
speech identifies
or examples; or not developed
explanation correctly the 8 7
the two complex in the
and parts of speech
sentences are not document.
proposals in two original
accurately
complex
explained with the
sentences
parts of speech
through a
through a diagram
diagram or
or chart.
chart.
(Up to 7
(Up to 4 points) (0 points)
points)
The document The document The document
is correctly misses at least misses at least
structured with one of the two of the
cover page, following required
Document self- elements: self- elements, or
structure, introduction, introduction, major
and grammar answers to answers to grammar and
and writing questions 1 and questions 1 and 2, writing 6
skills in 2, the link to the link to the difficulties are
forum and the video, and video, or APA found in the
document APA style style references paper and in
references. In The document and the forum,
addition, the participation in which deeply
document and the forum have affects
participation in some difficulties in meaning.
 the forum are regards to
written with structures,
correct spelling and/or
grammar, punctuation.
spelling, and
punctuation.
(Up to 6
(Up to 3 points) (0 points)
points)
Student posts a
Student posts a
public link of an Student posts
public link of a
accurate video a link of a
video made with a
using their video, but it
webcam, but
webcam, with doesn’t show
there are issues
self-introduction their face, or
related to
and meaningful not all the
contents as not all
answers to answers are
answers are
Video questions about completed, or
included, or they 6
presentation linguistics. there are
are too general, or
Grammar and plenty of
there are some
pronunciation issues related
problems with
are neat or to grammar,
grammar and/or
there are just pronunciation,
pronunciation and
slight mistakes and fluency.
fluency.
in both aspects.
(Up to 6
(Up to 3 points) (0 points)
points)
Final score 25